APPETITE FOR JULY
ScoMo ready to serve up restaurant, cafe re-opening menu
SCOTT Morrison will today unveil a road map out of coronavirus restrictions with restaurants and cafes tipped to be high on the menu for a July 1 economic kickstart.
Restaurants and cafes are understood to be a key target for refiring the national economy, however it is likely they will have to reject walk-ins and only accept customers who have booked and provided contact details.
The Prime Minister will today reveal the National Cabinet’s plan for a staged drawdown of draconian restrictions but state and territory governments will plot their own paths towards creating a COVID-safe economy by July.
It comes as Queensland yesterday eased rules on home visits for Mother’s Day, and Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk met with Gold Coast tourism industry leaders ahead of today’s rollout of the statewide recovery plan.
AMBER MACPHERSON
EGGS? Check. Burger buns? Check.
This Labrador cafe is in the blocks, ready to hit the ground running when it gets the green light to welcome dinein customers again. All it needs is the Government to give the go-ahead.
Frigg Cafe has been planning its reopening for diners while serving takeaway and ready-made meals for the community.
Co-owner Toula Scott said they were already thinking about how to tackle a staged reopening should the Government set a date for eased hospitality restrictions.
“We’re ready. We have an idea of what the guidelines are going to look like and we are very enthusiastic,” Ms Scott said.
“In the last two weeks, while other people have given up, we have been preparing to open. We’re ready to go if the Government says we are open on Monday.”
Ms Scott believes venues will be required to space tables 1.5m apart and communal items like condiments will be banished.
“We seat 100 and there’s talk venues will lose 60 per cent of dining, so that will be 35 to 40 seats for us,” she said.
“But as a customer I would want to see that, I wouldn’t want someone on top of me.
“You won’t have salt and pepper and no more water on the tables. It’s all about keeping everyone safe and staying safe.”
The cafe is currently serving a condensed takeaway menu with all of the favourites – eggs Benedict, breakfast burgers and acai bowls.
Frigg is also an established catering company and has a lockdown meals pack for 15, which is able to be delivered.